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Blackout

Spanish translation: apagón concertado

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English term or phrase:Blackout
Spanish translation:apagón concertado
Entered by: Hardy Moreno

19:56 Feb 21, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Blackout
The context, in this case, for "blackout" is a time of the day in which no TVs, radios, computers, or videogames should be on so that the family can spend time together.
Hardy Moreno
Local time: 21:59
apagón
Explanation:
Just literal so as not to complicate things. It appears to be an invented concept anyway, and probably not well-established.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 20:59
Grading comment
Gracias Henry Hinds y a todos por sus excelentes sugerencias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7apagón
Henry Hinds
4suspensión/retiro temporal de medios
MartaHS
3tiempo privado/tiempo de queda
SilviaInt
3tiempo de interacción/interacción familiar
Barbara Cochran, MFA


Discussion entries: 1





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
blackout
tiempo privado/tiempo de queda


Explanation:
No creo que haya una expresión para eso en español, yo en realidad dejaría 'blackout' entre comillas y explicaría lo que tu explicas en la pregunta.

SilviaInt
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
blackout
apagón


Explanation:
Just literal so as not to complicate things. It appears to be an invented concept anyway, and probably not well-established.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 661
Grading comment
Gracias Henry Hinds y a todos por sus excelentes sugerencias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacana54 (X): Sí, dejar la traducción literal entre comillas. Por algo no usaron "unplugged"... Se ve que quisieron darle su propio nombre. Saludos, Henry, hace días que no te veía.
57 mins
  -> Gracias, Lucía.
agree  José Mª SANZ (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias, José.
agree  eski
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Eski.
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Certainly common enough in Spain: there was one, of a slightly diff style, staged on 15th Feb to protest about escalating electricity prices.
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Aceavila.
agree  Abaz: Sí, pero añadiría algún adjetivo, como "concertado", ya que el uso habitual de "apagón" se refiere al causado por avería o por razones desconocidas.
19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Abaz. Es el mismo problema en los 2 idiomas, hay que explicar el concepto.
agree  Caridad Adriana: En mi país, los apaganes fueron durante mucho tiempo el pan de cada dia, programados y todo, ya aprovechabamos ese tiempo para sentarnos en los balcones a escuchar a los que tocaban el piano, como yo
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Gracias, Caridad.
agree  Mónica Algazi: Me gusta entre comillas, como propone Lucía, o "apagón concertado", como propone Abaz.
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
blackout
tiempo de interacción/interacción familiar


Explanation:
HTH

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-21 21:01:01 GMT)
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"interrelación familiar"

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 23
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
blackout
suspensión/retiro temporal de medios


Explanation:
suerte

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-02-21 23:25:32 GMT)
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paro familiar de medios.

MartaHS
United States
Local time: 19:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 126
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